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Israel urged to accept truce as fighting resumes
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by SOLARLIFE | January 7, 2009 at 01:03 pm
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United States joined Europe in urging Israel to accept cease-fire
Israeli analysts see a deadline to wrap up its Gaza campaign by the time Obama is sworn in, or risk a possible strain in ties with Washington.
Cease-fire "URGENTLY NEEDED"
Israeli ministers discussed the plan, a day after Israeli shelling killed 42 Palestinians at a U.N.-run Gaza school. Israel sees the talks with Cairo over a wider cease-fire plan promoted by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in a positive way..
"We welcome the French-Egyptian initiative. We want to see it succeed," said Mark Regev, spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
Review: U.N. 'sure' no militants at school hit by Israeli troops
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel's main ally, the United States, joined Europe in urging it on Wednesday to accept an Egyptian-proposed cease-fire and curtail its 12-day-old offensive in Gaza, where fighting resumed after a three-hour truce.
As its assault continued after a three-hour pause to let aid agencies distribute food, Israel's officials said they accepted the "principles" of the proposal, notably denying Hamas the ability to rearm through smuggling tunnels from Egypt. But they said the details needed to be worked out.
Rice pressed Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni by telephone, as the United Nations Security Council weighed action to end Israel's attacks on the Islamist group, in which 653 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni by telephone, as the United Nations Security Council weighed action to end Israel's attacks on the Islamist group, in which 653 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed according to medical officials.
"We are trying to move forward," said a senior U.S. official travelling with Rice to New York where she planned to push the staged plan for a truce between Israel and Hamas.
The plan calls for a halt to rocket attacks on Israel that Israel said triggered its offensive on December 27, the opening of border crossings into the coastal territory -- a key demand of Hamas -- and an end to weapons comings into Gaza.
Hamas also confirmed it was discussing the proposals, partly brokered by France, but the violence continued. The latest victims were a Palestinian man and three children killed in an Israeli air strike on a car in the north of the Gaza Strip.
U.S. president-elect Barack Obama also jacked up pressure on Israel to end the campaign by saying after a long silence he was "deeply concerned" and would "engage immediately"
U.S. president-elect Barack Obama also jacked up pressure on Israel to end the campaign by saying after a long silence he was "deeply concerned" and would "engage immediately" on the Middle East situation once he takes office on January 20.
VIDEO Reuters: (Windows IE only) Obama speaks out on Gaza
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama breaks his silence on the Israeli offensive, to say the loss of life among civilians was "a source of deep concern" for him. Coming after Israeli tank shells killed at least 40 Palestinians at a U.N. school where civilians had taken shelter, Obama's statement was his most
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at 13:49 on January 7th, 2009
Hello Moonwolf, you are right, of course, but I also believe that the question of who listens to who could also be considered in a less partisan light.
After all, one could reproduce your comment, change just a couple of words, and it would then read like this;
"Hamas pays attention to no one, no organization including the UN, and no countries but Iran and Saoudi Arabia. If there was a threat by the those two countries to cut of the funding both military and otherwise without an immediate ceasefire the Hamas rockets would fall silent before whoever is supposed to be in charge had put the phone down".
And therein lies the veritable problem.....
at 13:54 on January 7th, 2009
Fripoulle...you changed the text ok? forgot the money 85 billion dollars. aid against a few plumber rockets, where is the relation. The question to answer the peace economy, no proposals, why ?
at 13:54 on January 7th, 2009
Heh..
A half closed door is half open too...
Agent.
at 13:56 on January 7th, 2009
Wow, a real israli.agent.....A half closed door is half open too... Well today was a meeting of old and new presidents, the world has other problems.
at 14:08 on January 7th, 2009
Hi Solarlife,
I was answering within the context of your comment, and I just wanted to point out the corollary to it, which I maintain is viable.
You are quite right to mention 85bd and the military imbalance.
But that has nothing to do with Israel's or Hamas's refusal to act according to the organisations you cite.
Neither of them do. Fact.
Now if you want to talk why they don't...
Well that's a whole new ballgame.
at 14:38 on January 7th, 2009
This comes after the US Vetoed a UN Security Council resolution for ceasefire on the weekend.
I want to point out that Hammas might be holding Gaza hostage, but Israel has held the entire region hostage for much much longer.
at 15:44 on January 7th, 2009
AJSmooth.....I want to point out that Hammas might be holding Gaza hostage, but Israel has held the entire region hostage for much much longer. Ceasefire .....
at 21:36 on January 7th, 2009
AJ I think hits the nail on the head here, we'll have to see how honestly Israel responds to the demand that it lift its 18 month blockade (as a minimum)
at 21:42 on January 7th, 2009
poor oligarch...we'll have to see how honestly Israel responds to the demand that it lift its 18 month blockade . ...and starting local farmer economy to create jobs. People with jobs try to keep them, that s how peace is made